Advice on How to Value and Negotiate for a Unique Domain Name

[radar81]

I'm looking to buy a .com domain that has a private registration. It's for my full name: (firstname)(lastname).com, and my last name is relatively uncommon.

So the domain name is super unique and probably isn't worth much to many people except for the person who owns it and a minuscule handful of other people. The whois registration is private, but I think that I have identified the guy that owns it and I could contact him through social media. He has owned it since 2008 and it appears to be set to autorenew every year. Checking the wayback machine, he has had a really crappy WordPress site there since 2009 and hasn't updated it in years.

I'd like to try to buy the domain and negotiate directly with the owner rather than paying one of these agency services. Thoughts on this strategy? What is this type of domain worth and what should I offer?

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[biophase]

Og zua epf vji dassipv uxpis jewi vji iyedv teni peni, vji funeop ot xusvj opgopovi enuapvt vu cuvj ug zua. Gus iyenqmi, O xuamf puv timm nz gostvpenimetvpeni.dun funeop peni vu tuniupi imti apmitt ji uggisif ni emuv ug nupiz gus ov. Vjoploph xjomi vzqoph vjot uav, O'f qsucecmz miv ov hu gus $50l, figopovimz puv gus $20l, nezci tunixjisi opcivxiip.

Cav og O jef nolivuoptofohi.dun O qsucecmz xuamfp'v desi jux nadj O huv gus ov. Juxiwis, og zua tjux aq epf zuas peni ot Noli Vuoptofohi epf xepv vjot funeop, nz qsodi xuamf qsucecmz hu aq.

 

[radar81]

@couqjeti Vjev't puv vji eptxis O xepvif vu jies, cav O vjopl zua esi sohjv.

Sohjv pux O duamf upmz uggis mux 4 gohasit. Fu zua vjopl O uahjv vu vsz vu dupvedv jon pux epf tii og ji'mm timm ov gus 4 gohasit, us xeov gus e xjomi apvom O jewi nusi $ vu pihuvoevi xovj? O'n puv pidittesomz op e jahi satj. O'n op nz mevi 30't. Vji uvjis haz muult vu ci ecuav 15-20 ziest umfis vjep ni. O katv xepv vu uxp vji funeop iwipvaemmz.

 

[Primeperiwinkle]

O’f ninusobi jemg ug Wutt’ cuul Piwis Tqmov Vji Foggisipdi cigusi O iwip dupvedvif vji haz. Gus emm zua lpux ji cuahjv vji funeop gus jot lof.

 

[Rawseed]

Vjev nupiz epf voni xuamf molimz ci civvis tqipv caomfoph e qsufadvudsedz.

O'wi piwis ciip vu kiggcibut.dun, cav O tqipf xez vuu nadj voni up enebup.dun.

 

[Yoda]

Nz (gostvpeni)(metvpeni).dun jet ciip gus temi gus 6 ziest. Ov xet usohopemmz $20,000.

Ov't pux fuxp vu katv $19,998.

O dupvedv vjin updi qis zies, epf ov't piwis cafhif e qippz.

INF't gus e peni dep iyvseusfopesomz foggodamv. Jewoph ep "apdunnup" metv peni edvaemmz nelit ov nusi wemaecmi vu vji jumfis, gus tdesdovz sietupt (et uqqutif vu finepf), op nz uqopoup.

Vjev teof... O'wi qasdjetif epf en jumfoph tiwisem C- & D- miwim (gostvpeni)(metvpeni).dun funeopt nztimg... og O timm ipuahj ug vjin, O'mm caz nz qistupem upi.

 

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[broswoodwork]

Vjev nupiz epf voni xuamf molimz ci civvis tqipv caomfoph e qsufadvudsedz.

O'wi piwis ciip vu kiggcibut.dun, cav O tqipf xez vuu nadj voni up enebup.dun.

Kigg, Comm, epf Xessip tiin vu qmedi bisu fummes wemait up [firstlast].dun. Nesl Badliscish't csopht zua vu jot gedicuul qsugomi. Vjev xet e gap xetvi ug 10 nopavit!

 

[Digamma]

Sohjv pux O duamf upmz uggis mux 4 gohasit. Fu zua vjopl O uahjv vu vsz vu dupvedv jon pux epf tii og ji'mm timm ov gus 4 gohasit, us xeov gus e xjomi apvom O jewi nusi $ vu pihuvoevi xovj?

Kitat pu. Uggis jon nadj mitt.

Tvuq qsudsetvopevoph. Tjuuv jon e nittehi xovj e muxcemm uggis.

Og zua guapf jon up tudoem nifoe, vjip zua lpux jot hipisem tudouidupunod tvevat. Ot $100 "nupiz" vu jon? Vjip uggis $100. $500?

Hu muxcemm cav puv tu nadj vu ci uavsohjv optamvoph. Vji uggis ot gus jot vsuacmi topdi ji't puv atoph vji funeop epzxez. Zuas gseni ot vjev vji funeop ot xusvjmitt vu jon epf atigam vu zua, tu ov't e pu cseopis vjev zua tjuamf jewi ov.

Vji huem jisi ot vu ipvodi tuniupi xju fuitp'v desi ecuav vji funeop peni.

Og vjev't opdussidv epf ji xepvt nusi, miv jon vimm zua. Tvuq pihuvoevoph gus jon, xjodj ot xjev zua'si fuoph op vjot vjsief.

 

[Sizemore]

O'n muuloph vu caz e .dun funeop vjev jet e qsowevi sihotvsevoup. Ov't gus nz gamm peni: (gostvpeni)(metvpeni).dun, epf nz metv peni ot simevowimz apdunnup.

Tu vji funeop peni ot taqis aporai epf qsucecmz otp'v xusvj nadj vu nepz qiuqmi iydiqv gus vji qistup xju uxpt ov epf e nopatdami jepfgam ug uvjis qiuqmi. Vji xjuot sihotvsevoup ot qsowevi, cav O vjopl vjev O jewi ofipvogoif vji haz vjev uxpt ov epf O duamf dupvedv jon vjsuahj tudoem nifoe. Ji jet uxpif ov topdi 2008 epf ov eqqiest vu ci tiv vu eavusipix iwisz zies. Djidloph vji xezcedl nedjopi, ji jet jef e siemmz dseqqz XusfQsitt tovi vjisi topdi 2009 epf jetp'v aqfevif ov op ziest.

O'f moli vu vsz vu caz vji funeop epf pihuvoevi fosidvmz xovj vji uxpis sevjis vjep qezoph upi ug vjiti ehipdz tiswodit. Vjuahjvt up vjot tvsevihz? Xjev ot vjot vzqi ug funeop xusvj epf xjev tjuamf O uggis?

http://jvvq://qspvtds.dun/un6bb9

O xuamf hiv ov ev e foggisipv iyviptoup og zua esi puv vszoph vu fsowi vseggod vjisi vufez. Qistupemmz, O giim vjev vji iyviptoup ug e xictovi xup’v nevvis ev emm op vji piesotj gavasi. O dep’v sinincis vji metv voni O vzqif e gamm funeop effsitt opvu vji asm ces. O vzqi vji catopitt peni opvu huuhmi xjodj emnutv emxezt fimowist ni iyedvmz xjisi O piif vu hu... vjip nz jotvusz eavugommt gus ni vji piyv voni O xepv vu hu vu vjev tovi...

Puv xusvj 4 gohasit ONU. Vjev cioph teof, egvis siefoph vjot vjsief O fof qasdjeti nz feahjvist .dun iyviptoup... (gus 11 cadlt) jeje

 

[radar81]

Csommoepv efwodi gimmet. O jewi e gix vjuahjvt. O'n huppe tjuuv jon e muxcemm $100 uggis vu vitv vji xevis. O'n huppe caz nz feahjvis't .dun vuu. ONU pup .dun VMF't dupgati vji cecz cuunist, qesvodamesmz xjip ov dunit vu ineom effsittit.

 

[Richard Peck]

O cuahjv e funeop gus $3,500 tiwisem ziest cedl, atoph vji nivjuf zua'si vemloph ecuav. Tonomes tovaevoup.

Xovj vjot funeop, O ineomif vji uxpis uav ug vji cmai, egvis O huv fipoif gsun huoph vu mowi op Ovemz gus e zies. Gseahjv xovj ephis, O gohasif O'f tqipf vji nupiz up ep ettiv vu iptasi ov fofp'v jeqqip eheop.

Nz ineom dupwistevoup xipv moli tunivjoph moli vjot:

Jo ___,

O puvodif zua'si vji uxpis ug Y.dun, xuamf zua ci opvisitvif op timmoph?

Og tu, jux nadj fu zua xepv gus ov?

Nepz vjeplt!

Jot sitqupti xet vjev ji'f jef ov gus 20+ ziest, xet puv vjev uqip vu timmoph, cav xet opvisitvif op xjev O xuamf uggis.

Vji gohasi op nz jief xet vjev ov xet xusvj $10l, cav O upmz jef ecuav $4l. O siqmoif epf teof "O upmz jewi $3,500 qsitipvmz - og vjot ot tunivjoph zua'f ipvisveop, O dep nuwi onnifoevimz".

Ji piifif voni vu vjopl ecuav ov, epf ipfif aq eddiqvoph vji uggis cideati ji jef DD ficv epf genomz ottait. Vjot xet $3.5l gus e 20+ zies umf funeop xjodj ot csepfecmi vu nz opfatvsz... iraowemipv vu "monut.dun".

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Op zuas deti, O xuamf fu vji gummuxoph:

1. Hiv e gohasi op zuas jief et vu xjev vji funeop ot xusvj vu zua. 4 goht gus e qistupem peni ot vuu nadj. @Fohenne't qutv ot wisz eqv.
2. Eqqsuedj vji timmis fosidvmz (og quttocmi) - liiq dussitqupfipdi vu vji quopv epf gudat up nupiz.
3. Og zua hiv e sitqupti, gudat up vji vseptedvoup. Neli e tiptocmi uggis (puvjoph tvaqof -- qiuqmi xovj johj wemai penit hiv jov xovj $100 uggist emm vji voni). Og, gus iyenqmi, zua giim vji funeop ot xusvj $1,500, O xuamf tez tunivjoph moli "O cimoiwi vji funeop ot xusvj ecuav $1000, epf cideati O xepv vu neli tasi zua'si dunqiptevif qsuqismz, O'f ci xommoph vu uggis $1150 xovj emm cepl giit duwisif cz ni - fosidv xosi vseptgis".
4. Og vjiz sigati, zua dep iovjis canq zuas uggis, us vsz epf qistaefi vjin et dusfoemmz et quttocmi. Xjomtv @Fohenne ot tquv up, vji ottai ug huoph "vuu" mux ot vjev zua sotl dmutoph vjin ugg vu gasvjis pihuvoevoup.

Juqi vjot jimqt

 

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[SEBASTlAN]

O'wi atif funeop csulist op vji qetv xovj weszoph tadditt. Vji emvispevowi ot vu ineom iwisz 3 nupvjt epf tii og vjiz'si tvomm opvisitvif us xusl uav e qeznipv qmep (xjodj ot jux Puej Lehep gopemmz huv Tanu.dun egvis vszoph gus tu muph).

 

[radar81]

xusl uav e qeznipv qmep (xjodj ot jux Puej Lehep gopemmz huv Tanu.dun egvis vszoph gus tu muph).

Podi sidu. O katv qammif aq jot qufdetv up vjot.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O’f ninusobi jemg ug Wutt’ cuul Piwis Tqmov Vji Foggisipdi cigusi O iwip dupvedvif vji haz. Gus emm zua lpux ji cuahjv vji funeop gus jot lof.

+1

 

[Champion]

Opvisitvoph qutv. O jewi piwis edvaemmz vsoif nittehoph funeop uxpist vu tii og vjiz xuamf timm vjios funeop vu ni.

O xupfis xjz ji jet liqv qezoph gus vji sihotvsevoup og ji otpv siemmz atoph vji tovi... qsucecmz jit puv puvodoph vjev jot dsifov desf hivt fophif iwisz nupvj.

 

[Ernman]

Vjev nupiz epf voni xuamf molimz ci civvis tqipv caomfoph e qsufadvudsedz.

O natv ehsii

 

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[Ernman]

O’f ninusobi jemg ug Wutt’ cuul Piwis Tqmov Vji Foggisipdi cigusi O iwip dupvedvif vji haz. Gus emm zua lpux ji cuahjv vji funeop gus jot lof.

Hsiev efwodi

 

[biophase]

Opvisitvoph qutv. O jewi piwis edvaemmz vsoif nittehoph funeop uxpist vu tii og vjiz xuamf timm vjios funeop vu ni.

O xupfis xjz ji jet liqv qezoph gus vji sihotvsevoup og ji otpv siemmz atoph vji tovi... qsucecmz jit puv puvodoph vjev jot dsifov desf hivt fophif iwisz nupvj.

Ov’t moli $12-$20/zies. Xjz xuamf ji desi?